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This assessment tool for monologues includes a rubric, a performance task outline, and a performer checklist.

Use this rubric to assess student reflections.

Pace is an important part of monologue and dialogue delivery. Use this movie moment to teach students about playing with the delivery speed.

Use this rubric to assess improv performance.

The last tool is evaluation. But it’s not having other people critique what the student-director has done, rather it’s choosing a method of self-evaluation.

This the overview to the toolkit, which breaks down the process of learning how to direct into specific tools. Each tool comes with exercises, assignments, handouts, and Reflections.

This section covers an overview of the rehearsal process and walks students through creating a rehearsal schedule/calendar.

A poster for your drama classroom; quote from John Leguizamo.

After forming a link with yourself, each other, and your character, the last two links in the empathetic journey are the audience and the outside world.

In this resource, we will look at the components of SEL, suggest some activities and reflection questions, and go step-by-step through a Defining Ensemble Activity that you can use as a template. Finally, there’s a SEL Worksheet to take activities you use, apply SEL components and make connections: What specifically about the activity connects to the SEL component?

Looking to implement Social and Emotional Learning into your program? This resource contains SEL connections to specific games and activities that are commonly played in the drama classroom, and the underlying actions, skills, or outcomes affiliated with those components. Use the provided SEL Component Worksheets to identify SEL connections to other games and activities you use. Lastly, use the Reflection questions to reflect on your personal thoughts and experiences using SEL in the drama classroom.

The second step on the empathetic journey is forming a link with others. Students take on activities where they have to work together and connect with others.

In this workbook, teachers will identify soft skills, identify where we find them in the theatre curriculum, and identify the games, activities and assignments you already utilize in your classroom that use soft skills.

The first step on the empathetic journey is with yourself. How can you connect with others if you don’t know who you are? Students will explore activities that allow them to think and reflect inward.

Use these first lines prompts (list of 35) for monologue and scene work.

A guide for teachers to help with their student actors; to find the right balance within an emotional performance, including exercises that can be explored to counteract overemotional acting.

Use this rubric to assess a point of view exercise.

This assessment tool for original monologues includes a rubric, a performance task outline, and a performer checklist.

Use this rubric to assess scene writing assignments.

Use this list to inspire your students to use higher order vs. lower order thinking words.